Descripción
Capilla de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, meaning Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows, is a small devotional chapel on the Camino de Fisterra and Muxía routes in the province of A Coruña, Galicia. Our Lady of the Snows is a Marian dedication originating from a fourth-century Roman legend and observed on 5 August, whose feast day aligns with summer pilgrimage season.
Small wayside chapels of this type are characteristic of the Camino infrastructure throughout Galicia, providing pilgrims with a point of rest, prayer, and orientation on the route. The chapel likely occupies a historically significant site on the road network, where a spring, a viewpoint, or a crossroads made a small oratory practically and spiritually appropriate.
Última actualización: 31 de agosto de 2026, 7:49
Capilla de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves
Distancia restante
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Camino Finisterre y Muxía
24.31 km
Alojamiento en Capilla de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves
Servicios en Capilla de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves
Capilla de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves en el Camino
Reseñas
Purrfect
Amazing place